Telegram-herald., 1887-03-11
AMENDMENT BOOM
WHISKY Msn Must stand
Prom Uuder
| most EsTIslSIIr GlTMaHs
Coantt OrK&aixstioa Conspistsa sao
F1sas ssisea fof the Cause Ssrn.
sas Thsfos3h aad Effective
or Frosfssea,

- niases = .th lhs aotes p4slisl.sd
fss days ss4s soafxfelcs meeting of faess
assonns isv siepaoa 81 TIE psea.biilos
saeasinent Aas held ia ths sspefies gear
faa4 yesterday snsraoen There vss
lssse a.tsaaaaes. =. sa'.ueal pAruss be.as
leple.eaisd and CREST enthusiasm Nss man
i.ssted FssV ssai IL tie rosm was occa-
p..i sai sasa tlafiy gr sory ~ tie "a &
.saiss esms .n aftes their regular
meeting haf adjourned NNs necessary -
culz in extra chairs aa1 msuy gentlemen
vsrs oeass1 ~ 3seaps slan5iug soom-
The nlsetpg ~ss es..ea 70 order hg Hon
r s Crosby. sho. sitsr stating that thr
uestnr nai been called g1f the pufpose 90
considering the best methods % pfo>ecut-
ins caml laiEn wors aud perfecling crl,snizs
to7i. cAliel upQn " ~ J0huso "a Of Grand
Na4.l, tasnsaip .o preside A. % Cfazler
kspi tle fe snd. 0a liotioa Of 81 IA. Walk
er elIamt ttse cousstlIg Of A 3.
Cheney oi Sparta NJ. r. Walker,
f.Ls. ~ 81 Crosby. city. A " Mean.
of Paris. sud = W. Doles oi lowell. sss
aap9. l-e1 to rsoommsnt plan 0t organs.
ftg9l aeI E1rs fue Quantities retired
flf 81 0sratl0n ani discussion speeches
-fc. we're il Ories. Hr. tallass was the
lI.t g. ials AMI be maize a rou,lng ufieen-
m nate spsech, mszing bis points IN a
clear 0uFincing manner. which elected
hearty epo.llse. Rev. Kerr Il. Taper Wa
next csi el 0at and IN irv remsrks very
elf--.iyelv ansS Sered some Ot the objections
% the proposed amendment To the OBJ
lection raised by some bscsuse wine for
s4cramental purposes - not included IA the
amendment be said that every Greek
scholar knew thst nc word wine IN the
Bible dii not mean fermentsd wine. bat
simply the product of the vine aud, said
he, ~ii we ask pc0ple - stop using wine as
a bsy erase the church ought certainly 10
give up ts use Tor sacrtmentai purposes.
lls amendment Is the same IS thar adopt
"a I'm Maine. Iowa snd Kansas. ana the
churches have had no trouble With u
there
A. the conclusion OF Mr. Tuppers re
marks a song from Mr. Forbes Was called
TOR. and The gentleman responded by sing
inz Help Fallen Brother Then a Mr..
Cummings Of -. Joseph, who was IN
th- cily on business, was called for ald
pr0cesded 10 tell 0f.s Prohibition meeting
Th.ch be attended az Springfield, hassachu-
slts, Two weeks ago. aud 10 show the in
tercsf which IS being taken in the fate OF
&c amendment IN this State, he said that
the audience at Springfield, which was 10
iarseT than that which ne was addressing,
contributed 500 10 send speakers 20 Mich
Ian Continuing he said The people OF
this state should remember that this
amendment has never been voted down
whea presented 10 the people % state.
Michigan has a llrst-clAss reputation for IL
teiliyence ana progress aud u would be
lsreEt SET back 10 the STATE IN this respect. 10
b - ff Ia "a OIL
.his amendment. will speak however.
more from a business view OF the case, we
must Keep an eye on our opponents. | hear
that Chicago liquor dealers have sent Sl5,-
u1v-yes, Sl5,@O-into this State 10 defeat
the amendment No. we must watch and
see wnai is done with that money. II IL
goes 70 pay ELOQUENT speakers TO advocate
license. AK. or Ifee whisky. it's sil right.
NCuld zg farther to hear such a speech than
60 hear prohibihonistiaik. K. We must watch
the newspapers TOO. and aud oGght whether
the sings sud slurs Laey make az the amend
ment aud prompted by homes. convictions
or by dollars.
TIE Committee then reported in favor OF
appointing su executive committee as fol-
lows Jooa W Stone. Chairman; NJ. y.
hiae Of Lowell G. {. Barber, OF Cedar
Springs. A. b. Cneney, of Spasta; NJ. II.
Walker and William A. BerkeY OF this city.
-
inz Of X. r. Faliess. J. h. Johnston and
A. ". Meech. The COMMITTEES also recon-
meotei that meetings be held in every
township in the county. and IL possible 10
every school district.
The report was adopted unanimously aud
Rev ~ II Richardson was called for. RE
ss,d The chief argument against prohlbi-
ton IS this. it does not pronioit.Grand Rapids
paper have great deal 10 say about it.
Now I reply % this that We oolec' 10 license
because ir si9es license. 10 per mits All evil To
ex-st--legahzss H. lie then referred
to the claim. thai prohibition will
n0t iessea the consun ptiOn OF whisky, or
the number OF saloons, that liquor dealers
DO not fear ii etc, sud said that i remind
81 him 0f the remark made b JOSH BIZ
Hngs when III said that Il he was to preach
the iuueral oi q mule he would stand at lts
heal. iie was perfectly willing shat the
hQu0r men should call the prohibition
movement a dead mule They would yet
fud thaE l. hs1 vitality enough to Kick The
lifa cur Of them az the ballot box God ~
on sur side ne said and you know that
if has oesu said that God aad a gTsssbOpper
is us0fa lhan a. tie world.
Mr Faiiass. "a Chairman Of the huance
comm Zee Iusde ca appeal for funds The
memoefs % fls committee started the ball
rolling wiki a subscription Of SO. y. l..
Ift-ts pr)iuts go u. r. Wa-ktf Ft'. o.
s Crosby tbe same. aud 81 on until the con
trb4iio1s Amounted te 800. inen The b1t
was passed. Ior smaller sm0lnfs ard enough
was RI .ssd 80 make ihe t0tai tZl5.
Ghr hrac8Nvs Cou umiff@- then called Tor
y1.antesr orators to SPEAK in tie county
where wanted each man 90 say hOv many
speeches hs w3u'd make anl later reported
tast 1914 sresches wee promised
More saort spesrcbes followed. oy Rev
d seiI ef Cssss Servings Rev. Joan era
hsn aef d. r. Weslon and Rev. 4. g.
Cfa4forf
She hs-s ef G-1rl nsnf speakers Who vlil
visit taa State during the csmpsiyn was
rssi ala tss ueennxs announced. aud tae
conference adorned
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